Award-winning actor and CCNY Class of 1960 alumnus Judd Hirsch. Photo courtesy of TMDB.
CCNY Class of 1960 alumnus Judd Hirsch is celebrating another major Hollywood honor. The legendary actor’s latest film, “The Fabelmans” won Best Motion Picture in the drama category at the 2023 Golden Globes awards. Steven Spielberg also won best director for a motion picture (Drama) for the semi-autobiographical film loosely based on his adolescence and first years as a filmmaker. Click here for a full list of the winners.
In “The Fabelmans,” Hirsch is hailed by critics for his scene stealing performance and making an outsized impact playing a character loosely based on Spielberg’s eccentric great-uncle. “The Fabelmans” topped four other highly acclaimed films: “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Elvis,” “Tár” and “Top Gun: Maverick,” for best motion picture.
Hirsch is best known for his Emmy-winning role in the sitcom “Taxi” and Oscar-nominated turn in 1980’s “Ordinary People.” Last year, he narrated a video retrospective of his alma mater on the occasion of its 175th anniversary. The City College of New York was founded in 1847.
Hirsch is the product of CCNY’s renowned film program established more than eight decades ago, and arguably the oldest, continuous film program in the U.S. Other famous alum include: Woody Allen, Tony Curtis, Ben Gazzara, Stanley Kubrick, Edward G. Robinson, Richard Schiff and Eli Wallach.
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